The first Smartphone application for microsurgery monitoring: SilpaRamanitor.

Background: Postoperative monitoring of free flap tissue perfusion is vital. Devices available are expensive and complex to operate. Most surgeons rely on direct clinical observation.

A study of simplified porcine skin preservation.

The study of preserved porcine skin was done by using split-thickness skin grafts of pigs weighing approximately 25 to 30 kg. The harvesting of split-thickness skin grafts was performed under aseptic and antiseptic conditions. The povidone-iodine solution and 0.